Archive: 24 April 1999
42 articles found
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Progress, but no deal on East Timor talks
Progress, but no deal on East Timor talks NEW YORK (JP): Both the Portuguese and Indonesian foreign ministers reported progress on Thursday in negotiations on the future of violence-plagued East Timor, but said an agreement would not be ready for signing when their latest round of talks ends on Friday.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian acquires S'pore citizenship
Malaysian acquires S'pore citizenship SINGAPORE (AFP): A Malaysian man who planted Singapore's flag on Mount Everest has been granted Singaporean citizenship, and a fellow countryman who was on the same team is following in his footsteps. "This is a new identity, a new start and a fresh chapter in my life," Khoo Swee Chiow, 34, told the Straits Times after taking his oath as a Singaporean citizen on Thursday.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Government urged to set banks' CAR at 16 percent
Government urged to set banks' CAR at 16 percent JAKARTA (JP): The government should set ambitious requirements for banks' capital adequacy ratios (CAR) -- the basic measure of a bank's health -- high enough to allow only serious bankers to remain in the banking industry, according to Australian economist Ross H. McLeod.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
WBC flyweight champion set to down challenger
WBC flyweight champion set to down challenger MANILA (Agencies): World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight champion Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines is predicting a two- round knockout of his Mexican challenger Gabriel Mira in their title bout here Saturday. "He has a punch, but I will give him a nice fight," Pacquiao told AFP during the official weigh-in Friday.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Habibie to attend Tebu Ireng's centennial
Habibie to attend Tebu Ireng's centennial SURABAYA: President B.J. Habibie is scheduled to attend the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Tebu Ireng Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java, on May 8, its chief, KH Yusuf Hasyim, said on Thursday. During the visit, Habibie would also inaugurate a Rp 1.2 billion mosque and "present" it to the school's management, Hasyim said at a meeting with East Java Governor Imam Utomo.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
APP raises $401m through placement
APP raises $401m through placement HONG KONG (Dow Jones): In the latest effort by an Asian company to tap global financial markets, Asia Pulp & Paper Co. (APP) completed the placement late Thursday of 48.1 million American Depositary Receipts, raising US$404 million to help finance its operations in China. APP is a Singapore-based paper company whose primary operations -- and controlling Widjaja family -- are Indonesian.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Japanese farmers give orphans rice
Japanese farmers give orphans rice JAKARTA (JP): Jakenchu, the association of Japanese farmers, gave on Friday a donation of 220 tons of rice and another 150 kilograms of instant rice packages to 227 orphanages to assist them through the crisis. The donation was handed over by a representative of Jakenchu, Hiromi Katsumata, to Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) secretary-general Soesanto Mangoen Sadjito in a ceremony at PMI's headquarters on Jl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
New law gives local administrations larger revenues
New law gives local administrations larger revenues JAKARTA (JP): Resource-rich provinces will get 15 percent of the government's oil revenues, 30 percent of gas receipts and 80 percent of forestry and fisheries-derived incomes under a new law approved by the House of Representatives on Friday.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Beauty shop owner found killed in place of business
Beauty shop owner found killed in place of business JAKARTA (JP): The bloody body of a noted hairdresser and beautician was found in a bedroom at his beauty shop in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Friday morning. Police suspect 56-year-old Darsan Chaniago, known as Chan and the owner of Chaniago Salon on Jl. Bendungan Asahan, was killed by close acquaintances, possibly with the help of his servant. His half-naked body was discovered on his bed by his servant Kismono at 8 a.m.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
The war is on
The war is on You are absolutely correct, I do not mean the deadly "Star Wars" conceived by United States air defense strategists at the peak of the Cold War, but the preelection campaign clashes between political parties in this country. Of course, they are insignificant but potentially they could turn very serious as the day of reckoning (election day) approaches.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Tual clashes claim three lives
Tual clashes claim three lives JAKARTA (JP): Security personnel fired shots to disperse battling Christians and Muslims in the Maluku city of Tual, Antara reported. At least three were killed, while 19 others were injured in the violence, the news agency said. An AFP report, however, put the death toll on Friday to at least seven. Antara said two of the dead were identified as Sodikin Sominto and Abdul Ghani Renhora, while the third had yet to be identified.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Will history repeat itself?
Will history repeat itself? By Patrick Schwarz SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Americans were quite unabashed in 1976, calling anybody names commensurate with what was thought of them. To them, then president Jimmy Carter was Peanut-Jimmy C., the man who was presiding over the United States' most shallow administration. Peanut-Jimmy C. had just given the United States' staunchest ally, Taiwan, a public slap in the face.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Time to consider a federal state
Time to consider a federal state From Republika The people in Aceh, Riau, East Kalimantan and Irian Jaya have openly informed the government that if there is no regional autonomy and financial balance, the four provinces will secede from the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia (Republika, April 8). In fact, other people in the provinces outside Java have the same wish hidden in their hearts. It must be admitted that the four provinces are the most courageous in this matter.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Govt dismisses reports of social safety net fund misuse
Govt dismisses reports of social safety net fund misuse JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Eradication Haryono Suyono dismissed on Friday reports of alleged misuse of Rp 8 trillion (US$890 million) of social safety net funds, arguing it was only a matter of "imbalance between supply and demand". Haryono said the only problem facing the government was that there were more poor people than could be covered by the money allocated for the 1998/1999 fiscal year.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
C. Jakarta store owner tried for selling pirated software
C. Jakarta store owner tried for selling pirated software JAKARTA (JP): A shop owner was indicted at the Central Jakarta District Court on Friday for selling pirated Windows '98 and Office '98 computer software. Prosecutor Hermut Achmadi said the defendant, Phang Kun Mui, alias Akun, 25, the owner of Brother Disk shop in Dusit shopping center on Jl. Raya Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, was arrested by police during a raid on Sept. 23, last year, for selling the pirated software.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Kuntoro against sharp rise in oil prices
Kuntoro against sharp rise in oil prices JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said he did not favor a sharp increase in oil prices for fear that it could hamper global economic growth. Kuntoro said the ideal oil price level amid the economic recession would be between US$15 and $17 per barrel. If oil prices went over that level "economic growth will not be optimal," Kuntoro said in a weekly press conference.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
IPTN to build 30 CN-235 airplanes by 2004
IPTN to build 30 CN-235 airplanes by 2004 By M.M.I Ahyani BANGKOK (JP): State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) plans to build 30 CN-235 aircraft by the year 2004, the company's top executive said on Thursday. IPTN president S. Paramajuda said the airplanes, worth US$360 million, were ordered by Malaysia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates and Brunei Darussalam.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
ISCI Cricket Club defeats NJCC
ISCI Cricket Club defeats NJCC JAKARTA (JP): John Stevenson's bat carried local ISCI Cricket Club past North Jakarta Cricket Club (NJCC) last Sunday in a semifinal match of the Synergy Trophy on the grounds of the Ceylon Cricket Club (CCC) in Cibubur, East Jakarta. Stevenson scored 75 runs as ISCI put up a score of 7 for 173. Paul Huston, 31 runs, and Wilfred Schultz, 22 runs, also helped ISCI's winning effort. Ashwin, bowling for NJCC, gave up 36 runs and took two wickets in seven overs.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 23, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 0 0 AHAP Insurance 425 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 100 0 0 Alter Abadi 200 0 6,000 Alumindo Light Metal 575 75 365,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 150 0 35,000 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 1,550 0 2,947,500 Anwar Sierad 75 0 0 APAC Centertex Corp.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Father wakes up to nightmare of son on the run
Father wakes up to nightmare of son on the run JAKARTA (JP): At his tiny house in a small alley in East Jakarta, Sucahyo never expected to be bombarded with visits from police and intelligence officers. That was until he heard that his eldest son was accused of being the key suspect in an audacious attempted armed robbery of a bank and a blast at a shopping center on the morning of April 15. He never imagined that his home on Jl.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
PT Texmaco hands over 50 trucks to Armed Forces
PT Texmaco hands over 50 trucks to Armed Forces JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Texmaco Perkasa Engineering, a unit of the Texmaco Group, on Friday delivered 50 of the 1,000 Perkasa trucks the Armed Forces ordered from the company. The trucks, the first domestically manufactured heavy-duty vehicles procured by the military, were handed over by Texmaco Group chairman Marimutu Sinivasan to Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Genting to sell RI stake
Genting to sell RI stake KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Malaysian diversified company Genting Bhd. will sell through a subsidiary part of its interests in a natural gas field in eastern Indonesia, according to a statement received Friday. Genting's unit Cairns Limited has agreed to sell 2.37 percent of its interests in the Muturi Production Sharing Contract in Irian Jaya to Nissho Iwai Corporation of Japan, the statement said. Cairns partner BG Exploration and Production Ltd. is planning to sell a 2.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
More deaths suspected in Ciamis killing spree
More deaths suspected in Ciamis killing spree JAKARTA (JP): The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) disputed on Friday a police claim of 18 deaths in the West Java town of Ciamis, alleging that more than 50 people have been killed by hired assassins. "Based on our own finding, 24 bodies have been found so far. But we have identified some 50 names (of victims) reported by locals. Only we haven't found the bodies yet," Kontras coordinator Munir said.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Human rights court could be formed
Human rights court could be formed JAKARTA (JP): The recent introduction of the bill on human rights could lead to the establishment of a human rights court in the future, with community members having the right to file class action suits against violators, the government said. Minister of Justice Muladi said on Friday the No. 14/1970 judiciary law authorizes such a court, but stipulates that its establishment be regulated in other legislation.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Anwar's wife to visit RP
Anwar's wife to visit RP MANILA (AFP): Azizah Ismail, the wife of Malaysia's jailed former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is to visit the Philippines next week as a guest of former president Corazon Aquino, the foreign department said on Friday. "Cory invited her," Foreign Undersecretary Lauro Baja told reporter, adding officials were unaware if Azizah would also call on President Joseph Estrada.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Each party to get three turns in campaigning
Each party to get three turns in campaigning JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Jakarta Provincial Elections Committee (PPD I) Djafar Badjeber announced on Friday that campaign activities in the city for the June 7 general election were scheduled to start on May 19. He said the opening date would be marked by a joint parade of all the 48 parties' flags from Monas Square and the official hoisting of the flags at 108 spots around the city.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Social safety net fund success stories
Social safety net fund success stories By Joko Sarwono BOGOR, West Java (JP): Newspapers run daily stories on the mismanagement of the social safety net fund, but some locals in Baranangsiang subdistrict here have positive stories to tell about the fund, which is meant to help the crisis-hit population survive.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
PSSI training schedule for SEA Games early May
PSSI training schedule for SEA Games early May JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) will kick off training in early May for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam in August, an official said on Friday. PSSI team manager and coach Bernard Schumm said he enlisted six senior players to join the SEA Games national squad after he observed their impressive performances during the fifth Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) last month.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Track and field meet draws 278 athletes
Track and field meet draws 278 athletes JAKARTA (JP): Some 278 athletes from 21 provinces will compete in a two-day national track and field meet at Senayan Athletic Stadium in Central Jakarta from April 30 to May 1. B. Chaidir, secretary-general of the Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association, said on Friday his organization would evaluate the progress of the athletes during the meet, which features 19 events for males and 18 for females.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Asian airlines devise plan to avert Y2K chaos in skies
Asian airlines devise plan to avert Y2K chaos in skies SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia-Pacific airlines and civil aviation bodies have devised a plan preventing congestion in the skies ahead of the new millennium amid fears the "Y2K" bug will disrupt air traffic, officials said Friday. Under the plan incorporating the different time zones in Asia with those of other regions, flights would be spaced out so that air traffic control would be manageable if the Y2K bug plunged aviation into turbulence.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Two more banks closed by govt
Two more banks closed by govt JAKARTA (JP): The government moved on Friday to close down two joint-venture banks and take over Bank Niaga in its final round of restructuring measures for the ailing banking industry. Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Friday joint- venture Bank Indovest and Bank LTCB Central Asia would be closed down because their owners failed to recapitalize the banks by the April 21 deadline.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Foreign ships operate illegally
Foreign ships operate illegally JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Dozens of foreign ships have been illegally catching fish and shrimp in Irian Jaya's northern waters, Antara reported. Director of CV Bintang Mas company Gandhi Gan, said on Thursday fishing boats operating between the eastern coastal subdistrict of Sarmi and upper Waropen in Yapen Waropen district frequently encountered large foreign ships.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Conversion Rates
Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on April 23, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Health levies to be raised by 87%
Health levies to be raised by 87% JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will raise health levies by an average of 87 percent in a bid to help cover skyrocketing costs of medicine, operations and laboratory machine maintenance. Head of the city health agency Aslan Lasman, said the rise was intended mainly to reduce the 100 percent to 200 percent increase in medicine costs.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
E. Timor's former governor and family flee to Macau
E. Timor's former governor and family flee to Macau JAKARTA (JP): Former Jakarta-appointed governor of East Timor Mario Viegas Carrascalao and his family have fled to the Portuguese territory of Macao, fearing for their lives if they stayed in Indonesia, the Antara news agency reported on Friday. "I'll go back only after a democratic government is formed in Indonesia," Carrascalao said upon his arrival at the airport in Macao, near Hong Kong, on Thursday night.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Badminton coach defends program despite protests
Badminton coach defends program despite protests JAKARTA (JP): Physical trainer Tahir Djide defended his program, despite protests from shuttlers attending his demanding workouts for the Sudirman Cup and World Championships next month. "With limited time, I can only train them to be able to move and use their energy as efficiently as possible within their capabilities," Tahir said on Friday. "Our national shuttlers still lack physical fitness.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
SE Asian currencies end higher, rupiah up
SE Asian currencies end higher, rupiah up SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Once again, an early move in the yen dictated the direction of trading in Southeast Asian currencies, the majority of which finished Asian hours stronger against the U.S. dollar Friday. As in recent days, most of the price action took place in the opening hour of trading, before regional currencies slumped back into their customary lethargy.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Sinar plans CPO mill in Irian
Sinar plans CPO mill in Irian JAKARTA (JP): Plantation company PT Sinar Mas announced on Friday it would build a crude palm oil (CPO) processing plant and a port to support transportation of its production in Jayapura regency, Irian Jaya. Company general manager M. Angwarmase was quoted by Antara as saying the plant would have production capacity of 60 tons per day. It will be built in Kaureh subdistrict.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
KPU members to visit provinces to monitor poll preparations
KPU members to visit provinces to monitor poll preparations JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) will recess so its 63 members can tour provinces and regencies in order to ensure smooth preparations for the June 7 general election. Hasballah M. Saad, a representative of the National Mandate Party (PAN) on the commission, told The Jakarta Post here on Friday the commission would be on recess from Monday to Wednesday next week.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Women's Art Exhibition: Ekspresi Emansipasi Wanita Dalam Lukisan, at Menara Matahari - Lippo Life, Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until April 30. * Painting Exhibition by Rukmini Affandi, at Gran Melia Jakarta, Jl.H.R. Rasuna Said Kav.X-0, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5268080), until May 3. * Painting Exhibition: Serangkum Tujuh Warna, at Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.1, Central Jakarta (Phone: 5707440), until April 28.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Administration to close down 81 state schools
Administration to close down 81 state schools JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will close down 81 state elementary schools, mostly used for afternoon activities, due to a scarcity of students, a city official said on Thursday. The head of the city's education and teaching agency, Masrul Nim, said it was inefficient to continue operating the schools as each of the schools had less than 100 students, far below the normal number of between 250 and 400.
Sat, 24 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB
Pan Brothers pays dividend
Pan Brothers pays dividend JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed textile producer PT Pan Brothers announced Thursday it would pay a dividend of Rp 50 per share. The company reported a net profit of Rp 20.6 billion (about US$2.3 million) last year, a 35.73 percent increase from Rp 15.1 billion in 1997. The company said in a statement issued after the shareholders meeting that the increase in profit had resulted from a huge increase in sales from Rp 50.7 billion in 1997 to Rp 157.6 billion in 1998.